Credit Union Management

In life you depend on a lot of people. Your family and friends, your doctor and your banker, for example. Theyre there to keep you healthy, and even sane at times, and your important belongings safe. These people in your life have been there with you and worked to earn...

Regulatory fallout from the housing crash, the Credit Card Act of 2009 and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are making the daily duties of a loan officer look increasingly more like those of a compliance officer. Below are the most burdensome, difficult and confusing current regulations and proposed rules...

A new analysis by Sandler ONeill underscores how critical the sheer size of financial institutions has become to their surviving and thriving. Yet top performing credit unions are being held back by a systemic lack of accountability.

Jill Nowacki, vice president of development at Maps Credit Union, had big dreams of doing public relations for an NFL team or starting a nonprofit. But a contract marketing position with the Montana Credit Union Network led to her to discover her true calling.

In last months Cooperative Trust column, Erin Steffens message was clear: Dont be afraid to up sell your products to members, and start considering technology channels as critical components of your service. [See CU Times, April 4, page 17.]

Now that Ive been writing for Credit Union Times for more than a year, I consider myself decently well-versed in the credit union industry. But I remember being one of those young adults who was clueless about credit unions. Every time I passed by a credit union branch, I thought,...